Why was there no retreat from uproar over Bohemian Club woods?
The members of the 130-year-old Bohemian Club will return this week to their Sonoma County redwood forest for the annual encampment, the exclusive retreat of the men-only secret society. This year, the long weekend of male bonding for 2,000 of the mostly rich and powerful is under public scrutiny: The club’s management is seeking to limit governmental review of future logging on the 2,700-acre Bohemian Grove in the lush Russian River watershed. The state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, is considering the club’s application for a streamlined logging permit on the largest remaining private redwood forest close to San Francisco, a profusion of trees that offers habitat to the rare marbled murrelet, northern spotted owl, coho salmon and steelhead.
